MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Cupressus  names



Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :








Cupressus arizonica Greene
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus arizonica Greene var. bonita Lemmon
CHINESE :  绿干柏   Lu gan bai.
ENGLISH :  Arizona cypress, Cuyamaca cypress, Piute cypress.
FRENCH :   Cyprès d'Arizona, Cyprès de l'Arizona.
GERMAN :  Arizonazypresse.
GREEK :  Κυπαρίσσι Αριζόνας .
RUSSIAN :  Кипарис аризонский.
SPANISH :  Cedro, Cedro blanco, Ciprés de Arizona, Ciprés fibrosa, Ciprés plateado.
UKRAINIAN :  Кипарис аризонський.


Cupressus arizonica Greene var. arizonica
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis arizonica (Greene) D.P.Little, Cupressus arizonica Greene forma glomerata Martínez, Cupressus arizonica Greene forma minor Martínez, Cupressus arizonica Greene var. typica (Greene) Martínez, nom. inval., Cupressus benthamii Endl. var. arizonica (Greene) Mast., Cupressus lusitanica Mill. subsp. arizonica (Greene) Maire, Hesperocyparis arizonica (Greene) Bartel, Neocupressus arizonica (Greene) deLaub.
ENGLISH :  Arizona cypress, Roughbark Arizona cypress.
FRENCH : Cyprès d'Arizona.


Cupressus arizonica Greene var. glabra (Sudw.) Little
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus glabra Sudw., Hesperocyparis glabra (Sudw.) Bartel
ENGLISH :  Arizona smooth cypress.
FRENCH : Cyprès glabre.



Cupressus arizonica Greene var. montana (Wiggins) Little
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis montana (Wiggins) D.P.Little, Cupressus arizonica Greene subsp. montana (Wiggins) A.E. Murray, Cupressus montana Wiggins, Hesperocyparis montana (Wiggins) Bartel, Neocupressus arizonica (Greene) de Laub. var. montana (Wiggins) de Laub.
ENGLISH :  San Pedro Martir cypress.
SPANISH :  Ciprés de San Pedro Mártir.


Cupressus arizonica Greene var. nevadensis (Abrams) Little
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis nevadensis (Abrams) D.P.Little,  Cupressus arizonica Greene subsp. nevadensis (Abrams) A.E.Murray, Cupressus macnabiana A.Murray bis var. nevadensis (Abrams) Abrams, Cupressus nevadensis Abrams , Hesperocyparis nevadensis (Abrams) Bartel, Neocupressus arizonica (Greene) de Laub. var. nevadensis (Abrams) deLaub.
ENGLISH :  Paiute cypress, Piute cypress.
FRENCH :  Cyprès du Nevada.
SPANISH :  Ciprés de Paiute, Ciprés de Piute.


Cupressus arizonica Greene  var. revealiana Silba
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus arizonica Greene subsp. revealiana (Silba) Silba, Hesperocyparis revealiana (Silba) Silba
Reveal's cypress.


Cupressus arizonica Greene var. stephensonii (C. B. Wolf) Little
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis stephensonii (C.B.Wolf) D.P.Little, Cupressus arizonica Greene subsp. stephensonii (C.B.Wolf) A.E. Murray, non (C.B.Wolf) R.M. Beauch, Cupressus stephensonii C.B.Wolf , Hesperocyparis stephensonii (C.B.Wolf) Bartel
ENGLISH :  Cuyamaca cypress, Stephenson's cypress.


Cupressus atlantica Gaussen   ->   Cupressus sempervirens L. var. atlantica (Gaussen) Silba



Cupressus bakerii (Jeps.) D. P. Little
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus bakerii Jeps. subsp. matthewsii C.B. Wolf , Cupressus macnabiana A. Murray var. bakeri (Jeps.) Jeps., Cupressus bakerii Jeps. subsp. typica Wolf
ENGLISH :   Baker cypress, Baker's cypress, Modoc cypress, Siskiyou cypress.
HUNGARIAN :  Oregoni ciprus.


Cupressus bakerii (Jeps.) D. P. Little subsp. matthewsii C.B. Wolf
ENGLISH :  Siskiyou cypress.

The subsp. matthewsii is sometimes recognized, sometimes not, and just treated as a synonym.


Cupressus bakerii (Jeps.) D. P. Little subsp. bakeri
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis bakeri (Jeps.) D. P. Little, Cupressus bakeri Jeps. subsp. typica Wolf , Cupressus bakeri Jeps. subsp. subsp. typica C.B. Wolf, nom. inval., Cupressus macnabiana A. Murray var. bakeri (Jeps.) Jeps., Hesperocyparis bakeri (Jeps.) Bartel, Neocupressus bakeri (Jeps.) de Laub.

One would expect subsp. bakeri to be the typical subspecies rather than subsp. typica but so far we haven't been able to have this confirmed with any reference. Most references lump all subspecies together as synonyms of the species.


Cupressus benthamii Endl.
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus lusitanica Mill. subsp. benthamii (Endl.) Franco,  Cupressus lusitanica Mill. var. benthamii (Endl.) Carrière, Cupressus thurifera sensu Schltdl., non Kunth, Hesperocyparis benthamii (Endl.) Bartel
CHINESE :    鞭人柏木 (Taiwan).
CZECH :  Cypřiš mexický.
ENGLISH :  Mexican cypress, Goa cedar.
FRENCH : Cyprès blanc, Cyprès blanc du desert, Cyprès du Mexique.
RUSSIAN :  Кипарис Бентама.
SPANISH :  Cedro blanco, Cedro blanco del desierto, Ciprés blanco.


Cupressus cashmeriana Royle ex Carrière
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus assamica Silba,  Cupressus darjeelingensis (Silba) Silba,  Cupressus himalaica Silba, Cupressus himalaica Silba var. darjeelingensis Silba, Cupressus pendula Griff., non Thunb., Cupressus pseudohimalaica Silba,  Cupressus torulosa D.Don var. cashmeriana (Royle ex Carrière) Kent, Cupressus torulosis Griff.
ENGLISH :  Kashmir cypress.
FRENCH :   Cyprès de l'Himalaya, Cyprès du Cachemire, Cyprès pleureur (as C. pendula).
SPANISH :   Ciprés de Bután.



Cupressus chengiana S. Y. Hu
CHINESE :   岷 江柏木   Min jiang bai mu.
FRENCH : Cyprès de Chine,  Cyprès du Sichuan.
HUNGARIAN :  Szecsuáni valódi ciprus.
SPANISH :   Ciprés de Cheng.



Cupressus chengiana S. Y. Hu  var.  chengiana has syn.
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus fallax Franco, Cupressus chengiana S. Y. Hu var. kansouensis Silba, Cupressus chengiana S. Y. Hu  var. wehchuanhsiensis Silba 



Cupressus chengiana S. Y. Hu  var.  jiangensis (N. Zhao) Silba
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus jiangensis N. Zhao
CHINESE :  剑阁柏木   Jian ge bai mu.



Cupressus chengiana S. Y. Hu  var. jiangeensis (N. Zhao) Silba
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus jiangeensis N. Zhao
CHINESE :  剑阁柏木   Jian ge bai mu.



Cupressus duclouxiana Hickel
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus austrotibetica Silba
CHINESE :  干香柏   Gan xiang bai.
ENGLISH :  Chinese cypress.
FRENCH : Cyprès de Chine.
SPANISH :   Ciprés de Yunnan.



Cupressus dupreziana A. Camus   ->   Cupressus sempervirens L. var. dupreziana (A. Camus) Silba


Cupressus forbesii Jepson    ->   Cupressus guadalupensis S. Watson var. forbesii (Jeps.) Little



Cupressus funebris Endl.
SYNONYM(S) :  Chamaecyparis funebris (Endl.) Franco, Cupressus funebris Endl. var. gracilis Carrière, Cupressus pendula Lamb.
CATALAN :  Xiprer ploraner.
CHINESE :   柏木  Bai mu.
ENGLISH :   Chinese weeping chamaecyparis, Chinese weeping cypress, Mourning cypress.
FRENCH :  Cyprès de Chine, Cyprès funèbre, Cyprès funèbre gracieux (as var. gracilis), Cyprès pleureur de Chine.
GERMAN :  Tränenzypresse, Trauer-Zypresse.
SPANISH :  Ciprés fúnebre (Chile), Ciprés llorón.
TURKISH :  Aglayan servi.
VIETNAMESE : 


Cupressus gigantea W. C. Cheng & L. K. Fu   ->   Cupressus torulosa D. Don var. gigantea (W. C. Cheng & L. K. Fu) Farjon



Cupressus glabra Sudw.   ->     Cupressus arizonica Greene var. glabra (Sudw.) Little



Cupressus glauca Lam.  ->  Cupressus lusitanica Mill.



Cupressus goveniana Gordon
CHINESE :  加利福尼亚柏木   Jia zhou bai mu.
ENGLISH :  Gowen cypress, Mendocino cypress.
FRENCH :   Cyprès de Californie,  Cyprès de Gowen.  


Cupressus goveniana Gordon var. abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Little
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis abramsiana (C.B.Wolf) D.P. Little, Cupressus abramsiana C.B. Wolf , Cupressus goveniana Gordon var. abramsiana (C.B.Wolf) Little, Hesperocyparis abramsiana (C.B.Wolf) Bartel, Neocupressus goveniana (Gordon) de Laub. var. abramsiana (C. B. Wolf) de Laub.
ENGLISH :  Large-coned cypress, Santa Cruz cypress, Santa Cruz Island cypress.



Cupressus goveniana Gordon var. goveniana
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis goveniana (Gordon) D.P. Little, Hesperocyparis goveniana (Gordon) Bartel, Neocupressus goveniana (Gordon) de Laub.
ENGLISH :  Gowen cypress, Mendocino cypress.


Cupressus goveniana Gordon var. knightiana Rehd.
BURMESE :  Pyin-oo-hwin .




Cupressus goveniana Gordon var. pygmaea Lemmon
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis pygmaea (Lemmon) D.P. Little, Cupressus goveniana Gordon subsp. pigmaea (Lemmon) A. Camus, Cupressus goveniana Gordon subsp. pygmaea (Lemmon) A.Camus, Cupressus goveniana Gordon subsp. pygmaea (Lemmon) Bartel, Cupressus pigmaea (Lemmon) Sargent, Cupressus pygmaea (Lemmon) Sargent, Hesperocyparis pygmaea (Lemmon) Bartel, Neocupressus goveniana (Gordon) de Laub. var. pygmaea (Lemmon) de Laub.
ENGLISH :  Mendocino cypress, Pigmy cypress.
FRENCH :   Cyprès de Mendocino
SPANISH :  Ciprés de Mendocino, Ciprés pigmeo.



Cupressus guadalupensis S. Watson 
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis guadalupensis (S.Watson) D.P.Little, Cupressus macrocarpa Gordon var. guadalupensis (S. Watson) Mast., Hesperocyparis guadalupensis (S.Watson) Bartel,  Neocupressus guadalupensis (S.Watson) de Laub.
ENGLISH :  Guadaloupe cypress.
FRENCH :  Cyprès de la Guadeloupe.
SPANISH :  Ciprés brillante.


Cupressus guadalupensis S. Watson var. forbesii (Jeps.) Little
SYNONYM(S) :   Callitropsis forbesii (Jeps.) D.P.Little, Cupressus forbesii Jeps., Cupressus guadalupensis S.Watson subsp. forbesii (Jeps.) R.M.Beauch. , Hesperocyparis forbesii (Jeps.) Bartel, Neocupressus guadalupensis var. forbesii (Jeps.) deLaub.
ENGLISH :  Forbes cypress, Tecate cypress, Forbes' cypress.
FRENCH :  Cyprès de Forbes
HUNGARIAN :  Tekate ciprus.
RUSSIAN : 
Кипарис Форбеса.
SPANISH :  Ciprés negro.



Cupressus lusitanica Mill.
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus benthami Endl. var. lindleyi (Endl.) Mast,  Cupressus glauca Lam.,  Cupressus lindleyi Klotzsch ex Endl., Cupressus lusitanica var. lindleyi (Endl.) Carrière , Cupressus pendula L'Hér., non Thunb., Hesperocyparis lusitanica (Mill.) Bartel
AFRIKAANS :  Meksikaanse Sipres.
AMHARIC :  Yeferenji-tid.
CHINESE :  墨西哥柏 木    Mo xi ge bai mu, 印 度柏木 (as C. glauca - Taiwan).
CZECH :  Cypřiš mexický.
ENGLISH :  Cedar of Goa, East African cypress, Goa cedar, Kenya cypress, Mexican cypress.
FRENCH :   Cyprès de Goa, Cyprès du Mexique, Cyprès du Portugal.
GERMAN :  Blaugrüne Zypresse, Mexikanische Zypresse, Portugiesische Zypresse.
RUSSIAN :  Кипарис лузитанский.
SPANISH :  Cedro blanco, Cedro blanco del desierto, Cedro de Bussaco, Cedro de Goa, Ciprés de México, Ciprés de Portugal, Ciprés Mexicano, (Guatemala), (Honduras), Ciprés (Mexico).
SWAHILI :  Msanduku.
TURKISH :  Meksika servisi.



Cupressus macnabiana A. Murray
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis macnabiana (A. Murray) D. P. Little, Cupressus nabiana Mast., Hesperocyparis macnabiana (A.Murray bis) Bartel, Neocupressus macnabiana (A.Murray bis) deLaub.
ENGLISH :  Fragrant cypress, MacNab's cypress, Shasta cypress, White cedar.





Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gordon
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis macrocarpa (Hartw.) D. P. Little, Cupressus hartwegii Carrière, Cupressus lambertiana hort. ex Carrière, , Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gordon var. lambertiana (hort ex Carrière) Mast., Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gordon var. lebretonii Hillier, Cupressus reinwardtii hort. ex Sarg., nom. illeg., Hesperocyparis macrocarpa (Hartw. ex Gordon) Bartel, Neocupressus macrocarpa (Hartw.) de Laub.
ENGLISH :  Monterey cypress, "Monterrey cypress".
FRENCH :  Cyprès à gros fruits, Cyprès de Lambert, Cyprès de Monterey.
GERMAN :  Cypresse von Monterey.
GREEK :  Κυπαρίσσι μακρόκαρπο
RUSSIAN :  Кипарис крупноплодный.
SPANISH :  Ciprés de Monterey.

See Callitropsis macrocarpa (Hartw.) D. P. Little for bot synonyms.


Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gordon 'Gold Crest'
GREEK :  Κυπαρίσσι Γκολντ κρεστ.


Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gordon 'Lutea'
GREEK :  Κυπαρίσσι μακρόκαρπο λουτέα.


Cupressus montana Wiggins   ->     Cupressus arizonica Greene var. montana (Wiggins) Little



Cupressus nabiana Mast.



Cupressus nevadensis Abrams    ->     Cupressus arizonica Greene  var. nevadensis (Abrams) Little


Cupressus sargentii Jepson
SYNONYM(S) :  Callitropsis sargentii (Jeps.) D. P. LittleCupressus sargentii Jeps. var. duttonii Jeps., Hesperocyparis sargentii (Jeps.) Bartel, Neocupressus sargentii (Jeps.) deLaub.
CATALAN :  Xiprer de Sargent.
ENGLISH :  Sargent's cypress.
RUSSIAN :  Кипарис Саржента.
SPANISH :  Ciprés de Sargent.


Cupressus sempervirens L.
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus elongata Salisb., Cupressus horizontalis Mill. var. pendula hort. ex Endl., Cupressus lugubris Salisb., Cupressus patula Spadoni, , non Pers., nom. illeg.,  Cupressus sempervirens L. var. numidica Trab.
ARABIC :  شَجرة السَّرو .
CHINESE :  地中海柏 木    Di zhong hai bai mu.
CZECH :  Cypřiš italský, Cypřiš pravý, Cypřiš stálezelený, Cypřiš vždyzelený.
DANISH :  Ægte cypres, Cypres.
DUTCH : Italiaanse cipres, Cipresboom.
ENGLISH : Common cypress, Graveyard cypress, Italian cypress, Mediterranean cypress.Tuscan cypress, Pencil pine.
ESTONIAN :  Vahemere küpress.
FINNISH :  Aitosypressi, Italian sypressi.
FRENCH :  Cyprès commun, Cyprès de Montpellier,  Cyprès de Provence, Cyprès d'Italie, Cyprès méditerranéen, Cyprès ordinaire, Cyprès pyramidal, Cyprès sempervirent, Cyprès toujours vert.
GERMAN :   Echte Zypresse, Italienische Zypresse, Mittelmeer-Zypresse, Mittelmeer­zypresse, Säulenzypresse, Trauerzypresse.
GREEK :  Κυπαρίσσι ελληνικό.
HEBREW :   ברוש .
HUNGARIAN :  Európai ciprus, Örökzöld ciprus.
ITALIAN :  Cipresso comune.
JAPANESE :   ホソイトスギ、セイヨウヒノキ、イトスギ、イタリアンサイプレス.
NORWEGIAN : Ekte sypress, Italiensk sypress, Middelhavssypress, Sypress.
POLISH : Cyprys wiecznie zielony, Cyprys włoski.
PORTUGUESE : Cipreste-italiano.
SLOVAKIAN :  Cipresa vednozelena.
SLOVENIAN :  Vednozelena cipresa .
SPANISH :  Ciprés común, Ciprés del Mediterráneo, Ciprés piramidal, Ciprés italiano, Ciprés de los cementerios.
SWEDISH :  Äkta cypress.
TURKISH :  Selva ağacı.



Cupressus sempervirens L. var. atlantica (Gaussen) Silba
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus atlantica Gaussen, Cupressus dupreziana A. Camus var. atlantica (Gaussen) Silba
ENGLISH :  Moroccan cypress.
FRENCH :  Cyprès de l'Atlas , Cyprès du Maroc.
SPANISH :  Azel, Ciprés del Atlas, Ciprés de Marruecos.


Cupressus sempervirens L. var. dupreziana (A. Camus) Silba
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus dupreziana A. Camus,  Cupressus lereddii Gaussen
ENGLISH :   Saharan Cypress, Tarout (Tuareg) , Tassile range cypress, Tassili N'Ajjer cypress.
FRENCH :  Cyprès des Touaregs, Cyprès du Sahara.
HUNGARIAN :  Szaharai ciprus.
SPANISH :   Ciprés del Sahara.


Cupressus sempervirens L. var. horizontalis (Mill.) Loudon
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus horizontalis Mill. , Cupressus sempervirens L. f. horizontalis (Mill.) Voss, Cupressus sempervirens L. subsp. horizontalis (Mill.) A. Camus
GREEK :  Κυπαρίσσι ελληνικό πλαγιόκλαδο.


Considered now as a synonym of the species.


Cupressus sempervirens L. var. pyramidalis (Targ.Tozz.) Nyman
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus fastigiata Mill., Cupressus pyramidalis Targ. Tozz., Cupressus sempervirens L. var. fastigiata (Mill.) Hansen, Cupressus sempervirens L. var. stricta Aiton
GREEK :  Κυπαρίσσι ελληνικό ορθόκλαδο.

Once considered as a selected form / cultivar / variety of the species but now added to the long list of synonyms of the species.


Cupressus sempervirens L. var. sempervirens
ENGLISH :  Wild Mediterranean cypress, Common Mediterranean cypress.

For a long time, commonly confused with the horticultural form ' horizontalis '. Now the "var. / forma" horizontalis  is considered as a synonym of the species.



Cupressus stephensonii C.B. Wolf    ->   Cupressus arizonica Greene var. stephensonii (C.B. Wolf) Little 



Cupressus torulosa D. Don
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus tongmaiensis Silba, Cupressus tongmaiensis var. ludlowii Silba, Cupressus tonkinensis Silba.
AFRIKAANS :  Himalaja-Sipres.
CHINESE :  西藏柏 木   Xi zang bai mu.
ENGLISH :  Bhutan cypress, Himalayan cypress.
FRENCH :  Cyprès du Bhoutan,  Cyprès du Tonkin.
GERMAN :  Himalayazypresse.
HINDI :  Devidiar, Galla, Gulla, Gulraii, Leauri, Raisal.
ITALIAN :  Cipresso dell' Imalaia.
PORTUGUESE : 
SPANISH :  Ciprés de Nepal, Ciprés del Himalaya.
TURKISH :  Himalaya servisi.
VIETNAMESE :  Hoàng dàn.



Cupressus torulosa D. Don var. corneyana Carrière
SYNONYM(S) : Cupressus corneyana hort. ex Carrière
ENGLISH :  Bhutan cypress.


Cupressus torulosa D. Don var. gigantea (W. C. Cheng & L. K. Fu) Farjon
SYNONYM(S) :  Cupressus gigantea W. C. Cheng & L. K. Fu
CHINESE :   巨柏    Ju bai.
FRENCH : Cyprès géant.
HUNGARIAN :  Tibeti ciprus.
SPANISH :  Ciprés del Tibet.




Cupressus torulosa D. Don var. torulosa





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